U.S. patent number 4,665,633 [Application Number 06/911,744] was granted by the patent office on 1987-05-19 for shoe top cover.
Invention is credited to Preston Edgerton.
United States Patent |
4,665,633 |
Edgerton |
May 19, 1987 |
Shoe top cover
Abstract
A sole-less shoe top cover is formed of a single thickness of
flexible fabric for protecting a shoe upper from paint or plaster
drippings. Three vertically spaced lines of stitched elastic cords
are stitched in-and-out around the lower portion of the cover.
Inventors: |
Edgerton; Preston (Newport
News, VA) |
Family
ID: |
25430785 |
Appl.
No.: |
06/911,744 |
Filed: |
September 26, 1986 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
36/2R; 36/7.1R;
36/72R |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B
3/16 (20130101); A41D 17/00 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A43B
3/16 (20060101); A41D 017/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;36/1.5,2R,2A,2B,9R,7.1R,7.2,72R,73 ;2/242,269 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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59440 |
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Dec 1912 |
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AT |
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1126925 |
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Dec 1956 |
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FR |
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Primary Examiner: Schroeder; Werner H.
Assistant Examiner: Meyers; Steven N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Nies, Webner, Kurz &
Bergert
Claims
I claim:
1. A sole-less shoe top cover comprising a single ply of flexible
fabric having a rear portion adapted to fit over the ankle and heel
portions of a shoe and a forward portion adapted to fit over the
instep and toe portions of a shoe,
said forward portion having a depending band extending downwardly
from the toe and instep covering portions, and
three vertically spaced elastic cords defining three vertically
spaced lines of stitching and gatherings of the material of the
depending band, thereby providing stretchable elasticity of the
fabric of the depending band and whereby the forward portion of the
cover may be peeled back from over the toe portion of the shoe, one
or more of the lines of stitching providing a guide line for
cutting off a portion of the band when the band becomes worn or
frayed.
2. A sole-less shoe cover as claimed in claim 1 and a flexible
elastic band having opposite ends connected to the cover and
running beneath the instep of the shoe for holding the cover onto
the shoe when the forward portion of the cover is peeled back from
over the shoe toe portion.
Description
FIELD OF INVENTION
Class 36, subclass 72.
OBJECTS
The primary object of this invention is to provide a sole-less shoe
top cover for protecting the shoes of plasterers, painters and
other workmen whose shoe tops are subjected to ruination by
drippings and spatterings of material. Shoe top covers, broadly
speaking, are well known but insofar as is known, they have one
problem not heretofore solved, resulting from wear of their exposed
lower edges. If the lower sides of the shoe uppers and the side
edges of the shoe soles are to be protected, this means that the
lower edge portions of the protector must extend downwardly far
enough so that their edges are subjected to wear by being walked
on, and they become frayed and ragged.
The object of this invention is to provide a means whereby the
frayed or ragged edges can be easily removed.
The foregoing problem is solved by this invention is to provide
parallel lines of elastic cords which are stitched in and out
around the lower portions of a fabric shoe top protector which
gather the fabric between the in-end-out excursions of the cord so
as to provide great stretchability of the lower portion of the
protector with a dual function of providing elasticity of the cover
and a cutting line whereby, when the lower side edges of the cover
become ragged or frayed they may be cut off immediately below one
of the cords, leaving a straight edge to finished appearance.
Yet another object is to provide a shoe top cover formed by a
single ply of fabric whose lower portion is made stretchable by
elastic cords which are stitched in and out to form gathers which
extend generally vertically, and which cover is held onto the
wearer's shoes by the elastic strap beneath the shoe instep so that
the frontal portion of the cover may be peeled back to expose the
frontal portion of the wearer's shoe upper when it is desired not
to use the cover. Such instances occur, for example, when the user
desires to walk around without having the lower edges of the cover
drag on the floor.
These and other objects will be apparent from the following
specifications and drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the shoe top cover unstretched and
removed from a shoe;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shoe top cover on a shoe, with
the forward portion of the cover peeled back to expose the shoe
upper;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation of the shoe top cover removed from a
shoe but in stretched condition as would appear if mounted on a
shoe; and,
FIG. 4 is a side elevation of the shoe top cover mounted on a shoe,
and with the lower portion cut off immediately below a line of
elastic cord stitching.
Referring now to the drawings, in which like reference numerals
denote similar elements, the shoe top cover 2 is formed of a
flexible fabric, such as canvas. The cover has an ankle portion 4
which engages around the ankle portion 6 of a conventional shoe.
The shoe has a heel 10, toe 12, and sole 14. The ankle portion of
the cover is made stretchable by an elastic cord 16 stitched in and
out to provide gathers 18. The heel covering portion 20 is held in
place by an elastic cord 22 which runs in a tube (not shown) around
the top of the heel portion, which cord is secured at its ends to
an elastic instep strap 24. The portion of the cover thus far
described is not greatly different from the known prior art. The
invention is as follows:
Around the lower portion of the front of the heel cover are three
lines of stitching formed by elastic cords 30, 32, and 34 which are
stitched in and out to form gathers 36. The cords thus form three
vertically spaced lines of stitching 38, 40, and 42. When the lower
edge 44 of the forward portion of the cover become worn or frayed,
the frayed lower portion may be cut away by cutting the fabric
immediately below the line of stitching 40, thus leaving a new and
clean-cut bottom edge 44a so that the cover maintains a neat
appearance as shown in FIG. 4.
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